JPH0796775A - Push switch setup structure of instrument panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To improve operability by enabling a blind-touch operation of a push switch on the operation surface of an instrument panel. CONSTITUTION:This push switch setup structure is featured that a switch panel 7 installed with push switches 5 in a row is installed almost directly on the surface with a turning locus line L being described by a finger at a time when an elbow of the arm at the switch operation side is put on a console lid 9 and the arm is swung down forward with the seated point P as the fulcrum.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a push switch mounting structure for an automobile instrument panel.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A plurality of push switches for controlling and operating an air conditioner operating unit, an audio unit and the like are arranged in a row on an operating surface of an instrument panel of an automobile.

The operation surface of this instrument panel is
Due to the layout layout of the instruments, for example, a new model manual (W3, published by Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. in May 1993)
It is often set in the center part of the instrument panel, specifically, in the center console part, as shown in 0-1) D-53).

On the other hand, the push switch described above is mounted on the switch panel surface of an electrical equipment unit such as an air conditioner operation unit. The switch panel is arranged so as to be substantially flush with the operation surface of the instrument panel. It is set up.

[0005]

An operation surface is set in the center console portion of an instrument panel, and a switch panel having a push switch assembled therein is arranged so as to be substantially flush with the operation surface. Therefore, when a driver as an AM50 percentile dummy seated with a standard torso line in the seat operates the switch, the steering operation is slightly changed from the comfortable sitting position to the arm on the switch operating side. In most cases, the operator pushes the button forward to visually check the positions of the operation surface and the push switch to perform a push operation, and it is easy to shift the line of sight from the front.

The operating surface is a vertical surface facing the rear of the passenger compartment, and the switch panel is arranged so as to be substantially flush with the operating surface.
Since the wrist is bent so that the ball of the finger hits the push surface of the push switch, it is inevitable that the muscle load on the wrist increases.

Therefore, the present invention swings the arm forward while keeping the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side of the AM50 percentile dummy seated with the standard torso line on the seat on the console lid of the floor console box. The push switch arrangement structure of the instrument panel is provided so that the fingertip can reach the push switch naturally by extending the push switch and the push operation can be performed by the blind touch to further improve the switch operability.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, in a structure in which a switch panel having a push switch attached is disposed on an operation surface provided at a center portion of an instrument panel, a seat is provided in a seat. When an AM50 percentile dummy seated with a standard torso line is placed on the console lid of the floor console box with the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side, and the arm is swung forward with the seating point of this elbow as the fulcrum, the fingertip The switch panel surface is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation trajectory line drawn by the user.

According to the second aspect of the invention, in the structure in which the switch panel having the push switch assembled is arranged on the operation surface provided in the center portion of the instrument panel, the seat has the standard torso line. A was seated
The M50 percentile dummy puts the elbow of the arm on the switch operation side on the console lid of the floor console box, and puts the shift control device at the position where the wrist touches when the arm is swung down forward with the seating point of this elbow as the fulcrum. It is arranged so that the upper end of the shift lever at the D range position is located, and the switch operation is performed at the position where the fingertip touches with the wrist placed on the upper end of the shift lever at the D range position, and in the vertical direction of the fingertip. The switch panel surface is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the line.

[0010]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, while the dummy is in a comfortable sitting posture for steering operation, the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side is attached to the console lid, and the arm is forward with the sitting point of the elbow as a fulcrum. If you swing it down and extend it, your fingertips will naturally touch the push surface of the push switch on the switch panel, so you can select the push switch with blind touch and push it while keeping your line of sight in the forward direction. it can.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the shift control device is moved to the D range (drive range) position during normal traveling, the dummy is kept in a comfortable sitting position for steering operation, and the switch operating side. Put the elbow of your arm on the console lid, and swing your arm forward with the seating point of this elbow as the fulcrum to extend it, and your wrist will ride on the upper end of the shift lever in the D range position, stabilizing your wrist. In this state, the fingertip naturally touches the push surface of the push switch on the switch panel, so that it is possible to perform a push operation by selecting the push switch with blind touch while keeping the line of sight in the forward traveling direction.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 5, 1 is an instrument panel, and 1A is a center console portion formed in a central portion of a vehicle compartment of the instrument panel 1, and a navigator is provided on an operation surface 2 provided in the center console portion 1A. An electric component unit, for example, an air conditioner operation unit 4 is assembled together with the display 3 and the like.

The air conditioner operation unit 4 is equipped with a display panel 6 for displaying a room temperature and a switch panel 7 in which a plurality of push switches 5 for control operation are assembled.

Here, on the surface of the switch panel 7, the driver places the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side on the console lid 9 of the floor console box 8 and swings the arm forward with the seating point of the elbow as the fulcrum. At times, it is arranged in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation locus line L drawn by the fingertip.

The setting condition is that the AM50 percentile dummy (American male, model of human body equivalent to 50% counting from the smaller one) is a standard torso line (Torso Reference Lin).
e) When the elbow 10a of the dummy switch operating side arm 10 when seated in the posture having the position e) is placed on the console lid 9, and the arm 10 is swung down forward with the seating point P of the elbow 10a as a fulcrum, The surface of the switch panel 7 may be arranged so as to be substantially flush with the rotation locus line L drawn by the fingertip 10b.

In this embodiment, the switch panel 7 is formed in a triangular shape protruding toward the passenger compartment, and the upper surface 7a on which the push switch 5 and the display 6 are assembled is made substantially flush with the rotation locus line L. It is arranged so that.

Further, in this embodiment, the sub switch panel 11 having a substantially triangular cross section in which a plurality of push switches 12 are arranged on the lower surface 7b of the switch panel 7 is locked by a push operation by a known heart cam mechanism or the like. When released, the switch mounting surface is assembled so that the switch mounting surface can be expanded to the passenger compartment side.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the push switch 5 of the main switch panel 7 is set to, for example, "when it is hot",
Frequent use such as "when it is cold", "when the glass becomes cloudy", etc. 3
Squeezing into one control pattern, push switch 12 of sub switch panel 11, "fan switch",
Set the mode switch, the "auto switch", the "temperature control switch", the "off switch", etc., which are used infrequently, and divide the switch operation system between the main switch panel 7 and the sub switch panel 11. Therefore, the control operation can be simplified.

According to the structure of the above embodiment, the driver is in a comfortable sitting posture for steering operation and the arm on the switch operating side, for example, the elbow 10a of the arm 10 shown by a dummy.
On the console lid 9 and swinging the arm 10 forward with the seating point P of the elbow 10a as a fulcrum to extend it,
Since the fingertip 10b naturally touches the push surface 5a of the push switch 5 on the upper surface 7a of the switch panel 7, the driver selects and pushes the push switch 5 with a blind touch while keeping his line of sight in the forward traveling direction. be able to.

FIG. 6 shows a second embodiment of the present invention.
In this embodiment, the position of the shift lever 14 of the shift control device 13 arranged in the floor console box 8 and the position of the driver's arm are adjusted so that the most natural push operation can be performed with a fingertip. The switch panel 7 side is set.

Specifically, the above-mentioned dummy will be taken as an example of the driver, and the elbow 10a of the arm 10 on the switch operating side is attached to the console lid 9 and the elbow 10a.
The shift control device 13 is arranged such that the upper end of the shift lever 14 in the D range position is located at a position where the wrist 10c abuts when the arm 10 is swung down forward with the seating point P of a as the fulcrum. .

Then, with the wrist 10c placed on the upper end of the shift lever 14 in the D range position, the fingertip 10
The switch operating line in the vertical direction of the fingertip 10b at the position where b comes into contact, which can be substantially the same as the above-mentioned rotation locus line L, and is substantially flush with this rotation locus line L. As described above, the upper surface 7a of the switch panel 7 is arranged.

Therefore, according to this embodiment, since the shift control device 13 is moved to the D range position during normal traveling, the driver is in a comfortable sitting posture for steering operation and the arm on the switch operating side is in a comfortable position. Attach the elbow 10a of 10 on the console lid 9,
When the arm 10 is swung down forward and extended using the seating point P of a as a fulcrum, the wrist 10c rides on the upper end of the shift lever 14 in the D range position, and the wrist 10c is stabilized, and the fingertip 10b is moved in a comfortable state. Since the touch surface 5a of the push switch 5 on the upper surface 7a of the switch panel 7 is naturally touched, the driver can select and push the push switch 5 by blind touch while keeping the line of sight in the forward traveling direction.

Here, in any of the above-mentioned embodiments, the upper surface 7a of the switch panel 7 on which the push switch 5 is arranged is arranged.
However, since it is arranged substantially in the plane of the rotation locus line L of the fingertip 10b and the belly of the fingertip 10b naturally touches the push surface 5a of the push switch 5, it is not necessary to bend the wrist, and therefore the wrist The muscle load of can be made extremely small, and the switch operability can be further improved.

[0026]

As described above, according to the present invention, even if the driver does not lose the comfortable posture, the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side can be put on the console lid and the arm can be swung forward to the fingertip. Since the user touches the push surface of the push switch on the switch panel surface naturally, he / she can perform switch operation by blind touch. Therefore, the driver does not have to take his / her line of sight from the driving direction in front, improving the switch operability. And safety can be improved.

When the elbow of the arm on the switch operating side is attached to the console lid and the wrist is placed on the upper end of the shift lever in the D range position, the tip of the finger touches the push switch on the switch panel surface. The switch operation can be easily performed in a more comfortable posture.

Further, when the arm is extended as described above, the belly of the fingertip comes into contact with the push switch without bending the wrist, so that the muscle load on the wrist is small and the operability of the switch is further improved. It has a practically great effect of being able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic cross-sectional explanatory view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective explanatory view showing an arrangement state of the switch panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of an electric component unit including the switch panel of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a developed state of a sub switch panel of the electrical equipment unit shown in FIG.

5 is an explanatory side view of FIG.

FIG. 6 is a schematic sectional explanatory view showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Instrument panel 1A Center part of instrument panel 2 Operating surface 4 Electrical unit 5 Push switch 7 Switch panel 8 Floor console box 9 Console lid 13 Shift control device 14 Shift lever L Rotation line of fingertip

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. An AM50 percentile dummy seated with a standard torso line in a seat in a structure in which a switch panel with a push switch mounted is provided on an operation surface provided in a center portion of an instrument panel. Place the elbow of the switch operation side arm on the console lid of the floor console box, and swing the arm forward with the seating point of this elbow as the fulcrum. A push switch arranging structure for an instrument panel, characterized in that the switch panel surface is arranged. 2. An AM50 percentile dummy seated with a standard torso line in a seat having a structure in which a switch panel with a push switch is arranged on an operation surface provided in a center portion of an instrument panel is used. Place the elbow of the arm on the switch operation side on the console lid of the floor console box, and use the seating point of this elbow as the fulcrum to swing your arm forward, so that your wrist can touch it.
Position the shift control device so that the upper end of the shift lever in the D range position is located
It is characterized in that the switch panel surface is arranged at a position where the fingertip touches with the wrist resting on the upper end of the shift lever in the range position, and in a direction substantially flush with the vertical switch operation line of the fingertip. Instrument panel push switch installation structure.